$5 million in grants awarded to improve SNAP

Money goes to state agencies and CBOs in seven states.

Aug 31, 2016

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) awarded $5 million in grants to state agencies and community-based organizations to improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and implement modernization initiatives. Organizations from seven states were selected for these competitive grants, including Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, California, and Washington.

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) awarded $5 million in grants to state agencies and community-based organizations to improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and implement modernization initiatives. (Photo: Nerthuz/Thinkstock)

“SNAP is a vital program that helps millions of households put food on the table,” said Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary for Food Nutrition and Consumer Services. “The forward-looking projects funded by grants announced today will help make applying for benefits and determining who is eligible more efficient.”

USDA sought grant proposals for projects designed to improve the quality and efficiency of SNAP operations and processes with a focus on initiatives that use new technologies or will examine office procedures to improve application processing timeliness for initial or recertification applications.

SNAP administering agencies in the 50 states, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the District of Columbia, and their community-based and faith-based partners were eligible to compete for the grants, which are funded for a three year period.